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National Minorities in Border Regions “The Legacy of '89: 30 Years Of 9th Annual Summer School National Minorities in Border Regions “The Legacy of ’89: 30 years of redrawing borders and rethinking minorities” Joint initiative of the European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI) and Coppieters Foundation 1 – 8 September 2019 Venue: Humboldt Universität zu Berlin #NMBR19 Contents Welcome to the 2019 Summer School on National Minorities in Border Regions! .................. 3 Background on this year’s topic ............................................................................................. 3 About the ECMI ...................................................................................................................... 4 About the ECMI Summer Schools .......................................................................................... 4 Partnerships ........................................................................................................................... 5 About the Coppieters Foundation ......................................................................................... 5 Daily Timetable .......................................................................................................................... 6 Summer School Team ................................................................................................................ 9 Keynote Speakers ..................................................................................................................... 11 Lecturers and Speakers ............................................................................................................ 12 Synopsis of the 2019 Summer School ...................................................................................... 17 Activities ................................................................................................................................... 24 Useful Contacts ........................................................................................................................ 26 DISCLAIMER: This Summer School is a joint initiative of the European Centre for Minority Issues and Coppieters Foundation. This event is financially supported by the European Parliament. The European Parliament is not liable for the content of the conference or the opinions of the speakers. 2 | P a g e #NMBR19 Welcome to the 2019 Summer School on National Minorities in Border Regions! The ECMI and Coppieters Foundation team is excited to welcome you to the 9th annual Summer School on National Minorities in Border Regions, which is this year held in cooperation with the Coppieters Foundation and with support from the European Parliament. This year, we are holding the Summer School in Berlin, thirty years after it served as an epicentre of change in Europe with the fall of the Berlin Wall. Today, Berlin is once more the thriving and ever-transforming capital of Germany, and a fitting environment in which to discuss the changes, opportunities and challenges Europe and its minority communities have faced over the past three decades. Background on this year’s topic 1989 was a year of seismic change for Europe, and for Germany. Regimes fell and emerged, and a new political map of Europe was drawn, containing new countries and delineated by new borders. Particularly in Germany, the fall of the Berlin Wall meant the beginning of a reunification process between two separate and substantially estranged entities. The economic, structural and political differences between the ‘two Germanys’ had to be reconciled, ideological rifts mended, and people (re)connected, including new and old minorities in both East and West Germany. As the GDR disappeared, new states formed east of Germany, causing new border disputes and ethnic conflicts along with a national awakening in many European states. Today, the GDR is integrated into Germany, several states of Central and Eastern Europe have been integrated into the EU, borders have opened and many regions see significant cross-border cooperation. These developments heavily affected the lives of minorities in these regions and changed perceptions of minorities in many countries. Now, thirty years later, what can we learn from the experiences and transformations of diverse communities in Europe during 1989? What is the legacy of this year, and what might it be able to teach us about the future of both borders and national minorities in Europe? 3 | P a g e #NMBR19 About the ECMI The European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI) was founded in 1996 by the governments of Denmark, Germany, and Schleswig-Holstein. Aiming to facilitate respect for diversity in all aspects of society, the objective of the ECMI is to address majority-minority concerns and the problems arising from these from a European perspective. Promoting high-quality research, policy analysis, training and co-operation in the minority field, the ECMI seeks to bridge the gaps between theory and practice, research and politics, mainstream politicians and minority activists. This is pursued through interdisciplinary theoretical and empirical studies and practical activities and initiatives that improve the understanding of the dynamics of minority issues, promote new agendas and have an impact on the development of EU policies. Drawing on the synergy between standards, research and action, the ECMI (supported by its regional office in Kosovo) is Europe’s leading institution to implement the roadmap for minority empowerment. The ECMI’s purpose is to provide actors with new knowledge and tool-kits that empower them to mitigate differences and encourage participation in civic fora for fostering democracy, intercultural dialogue and awareness, and social cohesion. About the ECMI Summer Schools Since 2011, the ECMI Annual Summer School has trained over 150 young scholars and practitioners from all over Europe and beyond (including the USA, Japan, the Philippines, Tunisia, Syria, and Armenia, among others), who have advanced their knowledge on diversity management, border region challenges, and human and minority rights. Welcoming participants and lecturers in Flensburg and introducing them to the history and achievements of the German-Danish border region of Schleswig-Holstein, the Summer School has fostered cooperation and networking not only among participants, but also between local, regional and international partners. The cooperation between the ECMI and the alumni is active, involving the alumni network in various ECMI activities, publication series, projects and information exchange. 4 | P a g e #NMBR19 Partnerships For the past nine years the ECMI Summer School has been organized in cooperation with various regional institutions in the Danish-German border region as well as other organizations. The University of Flensburg, the City of Flensburg, the Regional Government of Schleswig-Holstein in Kiel, the Robert Bosch Foundation, the Akademie Sankelmark, the ZEIT Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius, the office of the Schleswig Holstein Minister-President and the Jaruplund Højskole are some of our strong supporters from the previous years. The 2019 Summer School is a joint initiative of the ECMI and the Coppieters Foundation, with financial support from the European Parliament. About the Coppieters Foundation Coppieters Foundation is a think tank focusing on European affairs. It develops new ideas and produces knowledge on the management of cultural and linguistic diversity, collective and minority rights, multi-level governance, decentralization, state and constitutional reform, statehood processes, self-determination, migration, peace studies and the protection of human rights in Europe. It aims to influence decision-making process at the European level and create a legal framework that allows for better protection of diversity, equality and anti-discrimination of minority groups, enhanced implementation of the principle of subsidiarity and the right to self-determination. It aims to drive the EU towards an alternative institutional structure that is more democratic, more respectful of collective rights of unrecognised European peoples; to play a role as a platform for dialogue between academia, European institutions (the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Committee of the Regions) and other political actors; to transform scientific knowledge in the fields of political science, economy, sociology, philosophy and history into usable concepts for political action to help well informed decision making; and to feed the European Free Alliance with politically relevant concepts, ideas, data and knowledge, both in the institutional sphere and in EFA’s action sphere outside European institutions. 5 | P a g e #NMBR19 Daily Timetable DAY MORNING SESSION LUNCH AFTERNOON SESSION EVENING ACTIVITIES Day 1 16:00-18:00 From 18:00 Sun 1/9 Welcome International Orientation Arrivals Icebreakers and introduction to Evening the programme VENUE: Summer School Team HU Berlin Day 2 9:00-9:30 13:00- 14:00-15.30 From 19:00 Mon 2/9 Official Opening 14:00 Lecture Opening Dinner Conceptual Theories of Representation Zur and historical 9:30-11:00 Andreea Cârstocea Gerichtslaube, foundations Opening Lecture Nikolaiviertel Ethnicity, Nationalism and VENUE: Ethnopolitics: A Framework for HU Berlin Analysis Vello Pettai 11:00-11:30 Coffee Break 15:30-16:00 Coffee Break 11:30-13:00 Keynote Lecture 16:00-17:30 Jews, 'Foreign Workers' and Seminar activity Muslims - Minorities in Germany Representation and national since 1945 minorities Juliane Wetzel (Centre for Research Summer
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